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Hi folks, once again hello. Today I would like to discuss a case where I was trying to fix web single sign-on (SSO) externally. SSO was working well internally, but when we were trying to make it work outside the environment (by using Remote Desktop Gateway), it was not working and resulted in continuous...

1. Background Network Access Protection (NAP) is a policy-enforcement platform built into Windows. It is designed to inspect, assess, ensure compliance to policy, and remediate, where necessary, endpoints (such as laptops or other devices) attempting to access networked resources (such as applications...

We are busily writing and publishing Step-by-Step guides to help you explore the new features of Remote Desktop Services included with Windows Server 2008 R2. Below is a list of the guides that are currently available. Please check back often, as we plan on publishing more documentation in the coming...

TS Gateway is a Windows Server 2008 role which provides secure access to corporate desktops and applications for Internet users. Mobile workforces rely heavily on TS Gateway for remote access needs. To ensure 100% availability there are three methods we recommend which can help achieve this goal for...

This is the third and final part of our recent series on configuring certificates on TS Gateway. See also Part I and Part II
Background
TS clients authenticate TS Gateway server using server security certificates (X.509 format). TS Gateway passes the server security certificate to the clients during...

For information on why TS Gateway needs a certificate and which is the recommended certificate to use on TS Gateway, see the first post in this series . To deploy a certificate on TS Gateway server, you must have the server certificate (and private key) contained in a file. You must also have access...

The MSIT pilot project of Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services was so successful that Microsoft IT went on to test the scalability and performance into the production environment. The environment acts as a SSL-based remote access solution and MSIT was able to create a scalable remote access solution...

As this blog has presented over the last few months, with Windows Server 2008, we have added plenty of key new functionality for Terminal Services. Recently, technet.com completed four episodes on Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008. The episodes interview members of the team and walk through demos...

Background Information Windows Vista Credential Delegation policy does not allow a Vista RDP client to send saved credentials to a TS server when the TS server is not authenticated. By default Vista RDP clients use the Kerberos protocol for server authentication. Alternatively, they can use SSL server...

Hi everyone, This webcast seems to have slipped by without us posting about it! This webcast updates our earlier web casts with information on many of the great new Beta 3 features. If you missed the live web cast, you can still watch this session by clicking ‘ here ’. Summary of Webcast Windows Server...

What is the advantage of displaying a single credential prompt for TS Gateway Server and Terminal Server?
There are two levels of authentication required for a successful connection to a Terminal Server through a TS Gateway server. First level of authentication happens when the TS client connects...

Note: This post was updated on March 12, 2009, to include the latest information. What is Single Sign-On? When applied to Terminal Services, Single Sign-On means using the credentials of the currently logged on user (also called default credentials) to log on to a remote computer. If you use the...

Hi,
I am Nitin and I work as program manager in the Terminal Services team.
I would like to talk about the WMI provider that we have introduced for Terminal Services Licensing and Terminal Server Gateway.
In Longhorn server, we have introduced the support for a WMI provider for the Terminal...